形容词比较级和最高级
一句话答案两个人或事物比较用比较级,常和 than 连用,如 taller than;三个及以上比出「最」用最高级,前面加 the,如 the tallest。单音节词一般加 -er / -est,多音节词前面加 more / most,good、bad 等要单独记。
比较级和最高级分别什么时候用

形容词有三种形式:
| 形式 | 用在 | 例子 |
|---|---|---|
| 原级 | 只说一个人或事物 | Tom is tall. |
| 比较级 | 两个之间比,常接 than | Amy is taller than Tom. |
| 最高级 | 三个及以上里比出「最」,前面加 the | Ben is the tallest of the three. |
Amy is taller than Tom.艾米比汤姆高。
Ben is the tallest of the three.本是三个人里最高的。
This bag is bigger than that one.这个书包比那个大。
This is the most beautiful garden in our school.这是我们学校最漂亮的花园。
变化规则:按顺序判断

拿到一个形容词,从第 1 步往下判断,符合哪一步就按哪一步变:
| 规则 | 怎么变 | 例子 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 不规则 | 单独记(见下一节) | good → better → best |
| 2. 三个及以上音节 | 前面加 more / most | beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful;interesting、difficult、expensive、delicious |
| 3. 辅音字母 + y 结尾 | y 改 i,加 -er / -est | happy → happier → happiest;easy、busy、heavy、early、funny |
| 4. 以不发音的 e 结尾 | 只加 -r / -st | nice → nicer → nicest;large、late、safe、cute |
| 5. 单音节,结尾是「辅音 + 一个元音 + 一个辅音」 | 双写最后的辅音,再加 -er / -est | big → bigger → biggest;hot、fat、thin、wet、sad、red |
| 6. 其他单音节 | 直接加 -er / -est | tall → taller → tallest;short、long、small、old、young、cold、fast |
| 6. 其他两个音节 | 大多加 more / most | careful → more careful → most careful;famous、boring、useful |
第 5 条要看清楚:只有「一个元音字母 + 一个辅音字母」结尾才双写。cool、cheap 有两个元音字母,直接加 -er;new、slow 以 w 结尾,也不双写。
两可的词:clever、quiet、simple、narrow、polite 这几个两个音节的词,加 -er / -est 和用 more / most 都对,考试一般按课本写法。
不规则变化:这几个必须背
| 原级 | 比较级 | 最高级 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| good(好的)/ well(好地) | better | best | This one is better. |
| bad(坏的)/ ill(生病的) | worse | worst | Today is worse than yesterday. |
| many / much(多) | more | most | I have more books than you. |
| little(少) | less | least | I have less time today. |
| far(远) | farther / further | farthest / furthest | My home is farther from school. |
| old(老的、年长的) | older / elder | oldest / eldest | Tom is older than me. My elder sister is twelve. |
little 表示「少」时变成 less、least;表示「小」时一般改用 small 的比较级 smaller。
This idea is better.这个想法更好。
The weather today is worse than yesterday.今天的天气比昨天差。
常用句型
| 句型 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| A + be + 比较级 + than + B | A 比 B 更…… | Lily is younger than her brother. |
| Which / Who is + 比较级, A or B? | 哪个更……? | Which is bigger, the sun or the moon? |
| the + 最高级 + of / in | ……中最…… | He is the tallest in our class. |
| one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数 | 最……之一 | It’s one of the best films. |
| 比较级 + and + 比较级 | 越来越…… | It’s getting colder and colder. |
| the + 比较级, the + 比较级 | 越……,就越…… | The more you read, the better you write. |
| much / a lot / even + 比较级 | ……得多、更…… | This box is much heavier. |
of 还是 in:后面是「同一类的几个」用 of,如 of the three、of all the students;后面是地点或一个集体用 in,如 in our class、in China。
Which is bigger, the sun or the moon?太阳和月亮,哪个更大?
It’s getting colder and colder.天气越来越冷了。
The more you read, the better you write.你读得越多,写得就越好。
中国学生最常错的 8 个句子
中文说「更高」「最高」只是在前面加一个字,英语却要把形容词本身变形,还要配上 than 或 the。所以最常见的错误是形容词忘了变,或者变了两次。
✗He is more taller than me.
✓He is taller than me.
tall 已经变成 taller,前面不能再加 more。
✗This is the most biggest apple.
✓This is the biggest apple.
biggest 已经是最高级,不能再加 most。
✗She is very taller than her sister.
✓She is much taller than her sister.
very 不能修饰比较级,要用 much、a lot、even。
✗Tom is tallest boy in our class.
✓Tom is the tallest boy in our class.
形容词最高级前面要加 the。
✗My bag is bigger than you.
✓My bag is bigger than yours.
比的是书包和书包,than 后面要用 yours(你的书包)。
✗This book is gooder than that one.
✓This book is better than that one.
good 是不规则变化:better、best。
✗He is the tallest of our class.
✓He is the tallest in our class.
后面是一个集体(我们班),用 in。
✗It's getting more and more cold.
✓It's getting colder and colder.
cold 是单音节词,「越来越」要说 colder and colder。
副词也有比较级
副词的变法和形容词差不多:fast → faster、hard → harder、early → earlier;以 -ly 结尾的副词用 more / most,如 carefully → more carefully;well 是不规则变化:better、best。
He runs faster than me.他比我跑得快。
Please write more carefully.请写得再认真一点。
练一练
姓名:__________ 日期:__________ 得分:__________
- My pencil is ______ (long) than yours.
看答案
longer 单音节词直接加 -er。
- Summer is the ______ (hot) season of the year.
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hottest hot 以「一个元音 + 一个辅音」结尾,双写 t。
- This question is ______ (easy) than that one.
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easier 辅音字母 + y 结尾,y 改 i 加 -er。
- Who is ______ (young), Lily or Lucy?
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younger 两个人比,用比较级。
- This is the ______ (beautiful) park in our city.
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most beautiful 三个音节,前面加 most。
- Your idea is ______ (good) than mine.
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better good 的比较级是 better。
- It is getting ______ and ______ (warm).
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warmer, warmer 「越来越」:比较级 + and + 比较级。
- Ben is the tallest ______ the three boys. (of / in)
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of 同一类的几个人里比,用 of。
- This box is ______ heavier than that one. (very / much)
看答案
much very 不能修饰比较级。
- He is one of the ______ (good) students in our class.
看答案
best one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数。
常见问题
than 后面用 me 还是 I?
日常口语和课本里 She is taller than me 很常见,没有问题。更正式的写法是 She is taller than I am,这时后面要带上 am。不要只写 than I。
两个人比较,可以用最高级吗?
按传统用法,两个人或事物之间比较用比较级,比如 Tom is the taller of the two。口语里有人会用最高级,但考试按比较级来答。
older 和 elder 有什么区别?
older 是一般说法,什么情况都能用,还能接 than。elder 只用来说家里人谁大,而且放在名词前面,比如 my elder brother,不能说 elder than。
最高级前面一定要加 the 吗?
形容词最高级前面一般都加 the。前面已经有 my、his 这类词时不加,比如 my best friend。副词的最高级 the 可加可不加。
fun 的比较级是 funner 吗?
课本和考试用 more fun 和 the most fun。funny(好笑的)是另一个词,比较级是 funnier。
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